Rocker attachment for baby-carriages



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G. L. MORGAN. v ROCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BABY OARRIAGBS.

No. 606,569. Patented June 28,1898. I

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G. L. MORGAN. ROCKER ATTACHMENT FOR BABY GARRIAGES.

'No. 606,569; Patented June 28, 1898.

. and claimed, and illustrated by the accompa-- of the rocker.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFI E.

GEORGE L. MORGAN, OF KOKOMO, COLORADO.

ROCKER ATTAC HM ENT FOR' BABY-CARRIAG ES.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,569, dated June 2 8- To It whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. ll/IORGAN, of. Kokomo, in the county of Summit and State of' of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to'which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates'to improvements in attachments for baby-carriages; and the object of the same is to provide an attachment which may be quickly and readily adjusted to form rockers for the carriage, whereby the same may be converted into a cradle.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described nying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an end view ofmy inventionin position to constitute a rocker. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the axle of the vehicle, showing the invention in position thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the invention folded when not in use. Figs. 4'and 5 are detail views of the clamps. Fig. 6 is a detail view of thelatch" for uniting the two sections Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the rocker.

In the drawings I have omitted the body of the carriage and'illustrated but one axle with my attachment applied thereto; loutit will be understoodthatthe same is provided for each axle of the carriage; r

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

indicates the axle, and 2 one member of the clamp by means of which my attachment is secured thereto. This member is provided with the curved cavity 3, which is adapted to embrace the upper portion of the axle, and with the projections 4 adjacent one end. The opposite clamping member consists of the curved arm 6,*:which is adapted to embrace the underside of the axlefand beunited to the upperclamping-member by bolts or screws passing therethrough. Pivoted in the bifur catedend of the upper clamping member is.

Applicationf lediluly10,1897; Serialllo.644,134. (No model.) 7

7. This latter arm is composed of two sections forming a slot between their meeting ends,"into which slot the lower end of said arm 6? is adapted to extend, the'bolt or other device 8 passing through the same and the sections of the transverse arm, thus securing the three members together. Pivoted at their 'upper ends to the curved arm are the rods 9, there being two on each side of the center of said arm, each pair of rods being pivoted at their lower ends, respectively, to the sections 10 and 11 of the rocker.

The inner end of one rocker is provided with a casing 12, having a cavity 13 formed therein, while the opposite section carries a projection 14, which is adapted to extend into said cavity when the sections are united. A

latch 15 isintermediately pivoted to the lug carried by said projection, the forward downturned end of the latch extending through a perforation 16 in the upper wall of the casing 12 and through a slot 17 in the projection 14.

A coiled spring 18, positionedbeneath the opclamp is formed with a contracted upper portion and has its lower portion formedtwith the same contour as the rocker. It is adapted to be moved through the slot of the rocker until it comes in engagement with the notches thereof, when the contracted portion will spring apart and be held securely in position within the rocker. Each link is pivoted between the contracted portion of the clamp.

The spring 22 is secured at one end beneath .the projections 4 of the upper clamping mem her and is doubled to extend onopposite sides of said clamp and has the convolutions 23 formed therein, which bear against the opposite side of the axle, the forwardly-projecting end of the spring being formed into the handle Bl and provided with the notches 25. Arm 6 extends through this doubled spring and at its upper end carries a pin 26, which is adapted to be engaged by the spring for holding the rocker in position. A clamping member 27 is provided for each rocker-section, which is adapted to engage the rim of each wheel to prevent the same slipping therefrom.

\Vhen not in use, the rocker-sections are folded parallel with each other and the arm (3 drawn upward and held adjacent the axle by one of the notches in the spring 22. \Vhen it is desired to use the rocker, the same is drawn downward and the sections thereof separated and united at their inner ends, where they are secured by the latch above described. They are positioned beneath the wheels by the engagement of the clamps 27 with the wheels, and the carriage is converted into a cradle. The object of attaching the pivoted arm to the extended end of the upper clamping member instead of to the axle directly is to throw the device clear of the wheels when the same is being folded.

From the above description it will be seen that I have produced an attachment for carriages by means of which the same may be quickly and readily converted into cradles, the attachment being very simple in construction and cheap of manufacture.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the wheels of a carriage, of folding rockers and means for securing said rockers to said wheels for converting the carriage into a cradle, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the wheels of a carriage, of folding rockers, and clamps for securing said rockers to said wheels for converting the carriage into a cradle, substantially as set forth.

The combination with the wheels of a carriage, of folding rockers, means for securing said rockers to said wheels, and means for holding said rockers in folded position, as set forth.

4. The combination of a carriage, sectional rockers secured thereto and adapted to be positioned beneath the wheels for converting the carriage into a cradle, and means for securing the rockers in said position, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a carriage, sectional rockers pivoted to the axle thereof and adapted to be folded when not in use, and means for uniting the sections of said rockers when desired for use, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a carriage, an arm pivoted to the axle thereof, a transversely-extending arm pivoted thereto, links pivoted at one end to said transversely-extending arms, rocker-sections to which the opposite ends of the links are pivoted, and means for uniting the said rocker-sections, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a carriage, a clamp for attachment to the axle thereof, an arm pivoted at one end to said clamp, a transverselyextending arm pivoted to the opposite end of said arm, links pivoted at one end to said transversely-extending arm, rocker-sections to which the opposite ends of the links are pivoted, a latch pivoted to one of the rockersections and adapted to engage the opposite section for uniting them, and means for attaching said rockers to the wheels of the vehicle, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of a carriage, clamping members secured to the axle thereof, an arm pivoted to the clamping member, a transversely-extending arm pivoted to the opposite end of said arm, links pivoted at one end to the transversely-extending arm, rockersections to which the opposite ends of the links are pivoted, a casing carried by one of said sections and provided with a slot through its top wall, a projection carried by the opposite section and adapted to extend within the casing, a dog pivoted to said section and adapted at one end to extend through the vertical slot of the casing, means for holding the dog in said position, and clamps carried by the rocker-section for engaging the wheels of the vehicle, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of a carriage, a clamp composed of two members adapted to embrace the axle and be secured together, one of said members having its ends bifurcated, an arm pivoted in said bifurcated end, a transversely-extending arm secured to the opposite end of said pivoted arm, links pivoted at one end of said transversely-extending arm, rocker-sections to which the opposite ends of the links are pivoted, means for uniting said sections, clamps carried by the rocker-sections to engage the wheels of the vehicle, a spring secured to one of the clamp- 1 1o ing members and extending to the opposite side of the axle, said spring provided with a handle portion and formed with notches, and a pin carried by the upper end of the pivoted arm for engaging the notches, whereby the rocker is held in position, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination of a carriage, a clamp adapted to be secured to the axle thereof, an arm pivoted to said clamp, a transversely-ex- 12o tending arm secured to said pivoted arm, links secured at one end to said transversely-extending arm, rocker-sections, each sectionbeing tubular are provided with a longitudinal slot having notches in opposite sides thereof, 12 5 clamps of the same contour as the rocker-section [and having contractible portions, said clamps adapted to be positioned within the tubular rocker and by the expansion of its contractible portions to engage the notches I 0 thereof, the opposite ends'of the links being specification in the presence of two subscribpivoted to'these clamps, means for uniting ing witnesses. I the rocker-sections, and clamps carried by the rocker-section for engaging the Wheels of 5 the vehicle to secure the rocker in position, Witnesses: substantially as set forth. J. BOND,

In testimony whereof I have signed this F. M. LIVELY. 

